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Cheating online game
I love catan but this computer version cheats HARD. Every time finally get over 7 cards the next play will be a 7 while other bots will have 10 cards+ for multiple rounds. The bots will randomly have monopoly cards, 3-4 victory cards, and road building cards, while all you will ever pull is 1 victory card and knight cards. It’s rigged and not worth it. Definitely disappointed.
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Unbalanced
I love the game of Catan but would not recommend playing against the AI. It is extremely unbalanced, the RNG seems highly rigged toward the AI. The AI will not trade with you, their tiles will be rolled 7 times before yours are. Every time a 7 is rolled the robber will go onto your tile regardless if you are losing heavily. If you use a knight to move the robber it will be moved right back onto your tile the next turn. Good luck winning because I can’t seem to figure it out.
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Such a great game.
The title says it all. Seriously.
Want my money back
Game keeps shutting down, can’t get a single game for 20 minutes. Garbage.
Needs improvement
I have spent a lot of time on this app because I love the board game so well. The free version has glitches so I bought the payback. I can’t even sign into that one and it’s switches languages. So I don’t even know what it’s telling me to do. There’s nowhere to change the language. And there’s nowhere to get help with technical difficulties.
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paid but doesn’t allow me to sign in
not sure if this is a scam
Username
Brand new to this game and app and cannot register ive tried random letter for a username ive used my own made up words and nothing. So 5 dollars wasted and no game to play
Limited But Serviceable
Fine for scratching the Catan itch on-the-go or while passively watching something on TV. Seafarers and Cities & Knights are worthy expansions with various scenarios and maps to choose from. I will probably pay for and play all of them over time because the prices are reasonable and it helps pass the time; though, I do wish other expansions could be added (such as The Helpers).
However, the AI has something very much to be desired here. The “stats” don’t seem to carry over to the actual game at all; you will quickly learn which bots are jerks and which are trying to play the game, and it has nothing to do with the stats that the game touts as a feature. Furthermore, they appear to unfairly target the human player; not necessarily because they are human, but because the CPU knows what resources the human player has and what cards they have, and because victory point cards are counted automatically they target the human player even if the victory point total is supposed to be hidden from them. On the note of the CPU programming, it was abundantly clear to me right away that the AI never takes any risks, regardless of supposed “skill level” (again, an issue with the “stats” not being applied in any tangible way). At least the digital console version features CPUs that will take the occasional risks on some trades.
Bottom line: don’t expect this version of the game to meaningfully train you up on solid Catan play. It is simply too basic for that purpose. But if you want to play Catan to pass some time, it does, at least, provide you with an avenue to do so. Functional as it is, however, it’s hard to recommend it to anyone that loves Catan in any and all of its forms.
However, the AI has something very much to be desired here. The “stats” don’t seem to carry over to the actual game at all; you will quickly learn which bots are jerks and which are trying to play the game, and it has nothing to do with the stats that the game touts as a feature. Furthermore, they appear to unfairly target the human player; not necessarily because they are human, but because the CPU knows what resources the human player has and what cards they have, and because victory point cards are counted automatically they target the human player even if the victory point total is supposed to be hidden from them. On the note of the CPU programming, it was abundantly clear to me right away that the AI never takes any risks, regardless of supposed “skill level” (again, an issue with the “stats” not being applied in any tangible way). At least the digital console version features CPUs that will take the occasional risks on some trades.
Bottom line: don’t expect this version of the game to meaningfully train you up on solid Catan play. It is simply too basic for that purpose. But if you want to play Catan to pass some time, it does, at least, provide you with an avenue to do so. Functional as it is, however, it’s hard to recommend it to anyone that loves Catan in any and all of its forms.
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I like this game
Because this game is pretty fun I liked it because when I’m stressed it helps me whine down that’s why I like this game very life and the name of it is Catan it is pretty fun I love this game so much that I prefer that your kid should use this app and I’ll give it five stars for it and also this game doesn’t have any ads that’s why I prefer your child having a game like this.
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Good but minor tweaks needed.
The game is just like the board game Catan. It is enjoyable. AI players are reasonable and fair. There are interesting expansion maps with unique layouts for a new challenge. The game only allows for the four player version however. And it seems a 7 is rolled 40-50% of the time so there is constant robbing in every game. That is the one thing that doesn’t feel like the real game and should be tweaked in my opinion.
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Brilliant! 🤩
Just like playing the board game 🤗
Infuriating AI - Online boots constantly
This game could be awesome but the bad AI makes you want to throw your phone. Playing a friend online? It boots one of you every 5 minutes. Hard to connect to even play a game in the first place then you’ve got a good chance of the game vanishing.
It says the dice are random but the AI consistently throws 7 after 7 after 7 after 7 and robs the human twice as much as other AI. AI builds roads to nowhere just to block human yet never develops their own game. AI will hoard development cards and just play against the human, never developing their own game.
My last game - AI played every single development card, I played 0. More 7’s thrown than 6’s and 8’s put together. AI robbed human - not each other - almost every time. One game shouldn’t take two hours. I wish I didn’t start my day like this. I won the game but wanted to throw my phone against the wall.
Fix this game. Fix your servers. Make random truly random. Make AI actually play, not just stall the human. Make it possible to find an online friend rather than trying for 20 minutes then booting the humans when the game starts. This game could be great - the bugs make it a turd.
It says the dice are random but the AI consistently throws 7 after 7 after 7 after 7 and robs the human twice as much as other AI. AI builds roads to nowhere just to block human yet never develops their own game. AI will hoard development cards and just play against the human, never developing their own game.
My last game - AI played every single development card, I played 0. More 7’s thrown than 6’s and 8’s put together. AI robbed human - not each other - almost every time. One game shouldn’t take two hours. I wish I didn’t start my day like this. I won the game but wanted to throw my phone against the wall.
Fix this game. Fix your servers. Make random truly random. Make AI actually play, not just stall the human. Make it possible to find an online friend rather than trying for 20 minutes then booting the humans when the game starts. This game could be great - the bugs make it a turd.
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The game is fine. The GDPR announcements are annoying
Every time a GDPR announcement comes up, always randomly, it erases all the custom settings
DO NOT BUY THIS GAME!!
Do not buy this game unless you want to be frustrated. As others have said the targeting AI is horrible. If you are ahead in victory points The bots will roll a bunch of 7’s in a row then just keep stealing from you. Then they will hoard development cards and randomly win the game with 5 victory points. Just save your money fam!
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Please allow backbone controller support
Please allow backbone controller support
Awful
Don’t waste your money. It is slow and worse made then the free catan universe
Ruined by AI
I haven’t played in a long time but it’s not even enjoyable anymore as you are consistently targeted by the Robber and rolling of 7’s. I go rounds without even being able to make a play because resources are stolen every time you finally get any. Not fun!
Its gone downhill
It used to be a solid game. Ive played it for years. But you’ll want to put it down once you master the strategy. Let me tell you why:
You’ll start changing out your bot opponents to make it challenging. Eventually you’ll master where to put your first settlements. Most games, you’ll start out leading, with 4 or 5 victory points. Once that happens, your dice rolls are gone. The other 3 bots will take turns rolling 7’s, rolling low odds throws over and over, collecting resources, and using knight cards to steal from you. Its nearly impossible to win, and its ridiculous to watch what happens because its unrealistic. You can try to change your strategy to outsmart the algorithm by buying up development cards to block them, but then they will just win traditionally.
The developers need to fix this. Not to make it easy to win, but to mimic in-person gameplay. Nobody does a 3-way blockade against one player. Im uninstalling after almost 10 years. It sucks now.
You’ll start changing out your bot opponents to make it challenging. Eventually you’ll master where to put your first settlements. Most games, you’ll start out leading, with 4 or 5 victory points. Once that happens, your dice rolls are gone. The other 3 bots will take turns rolling 7’s, rolling low odds throws over and over, collecting resources, and using knight cards to steal from you. Its nearly impossible to win, and its ridiculous to watch what happens because its unrealistic. You can try to change your strategy to outsmart the algorithm by buying up development cards to block them, but then they will just win traditionally.
The developers need to fix this. Not to make it easy to win, but to mimic in-person gameplay. Nobody does a 3-way blockade against one player. Im uninstalling after almost 10 years. It sucks now.
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Logging in every 2 secs is a hassle
It forces you to enter a password everytime you start a new game or if it kicks you or you leave a frozen game
